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Cartoons Davenport: Edition 1898, Restoration 2023
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by Homer Calvin Davenport (Illustrator), Comic Books Restore (Editor)
Homer Calvin Davenport
Cartoons Davenport: Edition 1898, Restoration 2023
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by Homer Calvin Davenport (Illustrator), Comic Books Restore (Editor)
Homer Calvin Davenport
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Discover the Cartoon's Davenport, edited and new Layout by Comic Books Restore!
From original 1898.
- Black and white edition
- 58 pages
- Format: 8'x 10'
The drawings come from William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and cover the period leading up to the 1896 elections.
By 1896, most Democratic newspapers - including Pulitzer's mighty New York World - had dropped their support for the party and its radical populist candidate William Jennings Bryan, leaving Hearst the only major Eastern newspaper publisher to promote the Democratic ticket (although Hearst didn't believe in free money either).
Davenport/Hearst's most important target was not Republican presidential candidate (and president since 1897) William McKinley, but his would-be comptroller, industrialist and politician Senator Mark Hanna. McKinley is often portrayed as a tiny figure, dominated by Hanna and his allies, the big financial and industrial interests - the trusts.
Hanna is always depicted wearing clothes covered in dollar signs, the supposedly all-powerful leader of these moneyed interests often accused of exploiting and crushing the American people. The image of Mark Hanna of Davenport, with his clothes covered in dollars, has become ubiquitous.
In reality, Hanna was in many ways a rather good man, although he was certainly a fervent political advocate of plutocratic big business, which he, like many others, saw as essential to widespread prosperity.
From original 1898.
- Black and white edition
- 58 pages
- Format: 8'x 10'
The drawings come from William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and cover the period leading up to the 1896 elections.
By 1896, most Democratic newspapers - including Pulitzer's mighty New York World - had dropped their support for the party and its radical populist candidate William Jennings Bryan, leaving Hearst the only major Eastern newspaper publisher to promote the Democratic ticket (although Hearst didn't believe in free money either).
Davenport/Hearst's most important target was not Republican presidential candidate (and president since 1897) William McKinley, but his would-be comptroller, industrialist and politician Senator Mark Hanna. McKinley is often portrayed as a tiny figure, dominated by Hanna and his allies, the big financial and industrial interests - the trusts.
Hanna is always depicted wearing clothes covered in dollar signs, the supposedly all-powerful leader of these moneyed interests often accused of exploiting and crushing the American people. The image of Mark Hanna of Davenport, with his clothes covered in dollars, has become ubiquitous.
In reality, Hanna was in many ways a rather good man, although he was certainly a fervent political advocate of plutocratic big business, which he, like many others, saw as essential to widespread prosperity.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798855635539 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 10/04/2023 |
| Pages: | 60 |
| Sales rank: | 901,260 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.12(d) |
About the Author
1897 to 1901
Homer Calvin Davenport (1867 – May 2, 1912) was a political cartoonist and writer from the United States. He is known for drawings that satirized figures of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, most notably Ohio Senator Mark Hanna. Although Davenport had no formal art training, he became one of the highest paid political cartoonists in the world. Davenport also was one of the first major American breeders of Arabian horses and one of the founders of the Arabian Horse Club of America.
In 1897, Davenport was sent to Carson City, Nevada, to cover the heavyweight championship fight between boxers Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Corbett, a match heavily promoted by the Journal. Fitzsimmons won. Davenport traveled to Nevada by way of Silverton, visiting there for the first time since becoming famous. The following year, Davenport went to Asbury Park, New Jersey, to watch Corbett in training. Davenport both interviewed him and made several drawings which the Journal published, including one of cartoonist and boxer sparring.
Davenport's drawings left few public figures unscathed; he even caricatured himself and his boss, Hearst. Ultimately, Davenport's work became so well recognized for skewering political figures he considered corrupt, that in 1897 his opponents attempted to pass a law banning political cartoons in New York. The bill, introduced in the state legislature with the prodding of U.S. Senator Thomas C. Platt, (R-NY), did not pass, but the effort inspired Davenport to create one of his most famous works: "No Honest Man Need Fear Cartoons."
Homer Calvin Davenport (1867 – May 2, 1912) was a political cartoonist and writer from the United States. He is known for drawings that satirized figures of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, most notably Ohio Senator Mark Hanna. Although Davenport had no formal art training, he became one of the highest paid political cartoonists in the world. Davenport also was one of the first major American breeders of Arabian horses and one of the founders of the Arabian Horse Club of America.
In 1897, Davenport was sent to Carson City, Nevada, to cover the heavyweight championship fight between boxers Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Corbett, a match heavily promoted by the Journal. Fitzsimmons won. Davenport traveled to Nevada by way of Silverton, visiting there for the first time since becoming famous. The following year, Davenport went to Asbury Park, New Jersey, to watch Corbett in training. Davenport both interviewed him and made several drawings which the Journal published, including one of cartoonist and boxer sparring.
Davenport's drawings left few public figures unscathed; he even caricatured himself and his boss, Hearst. Ultimately, Davenport's work became so well recognized for skewering political figures he considered corrupt, that in 1897 his opponents attempted to pass a law banning political cartoons in New York. The bill, introduced in the state legislature with the prodding of U.S. Senator Thomas C. Platt, (R-NY), did not pass, but the effort inspired Davenport to create one of his most famous works: "No Honest Man Need Fear Cartoons."
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